Saihou Gassama (born 11 December 1993) is a Gambian

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who plays for Spanish club

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as a

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Club career

Gassama began his career on homeland's club

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but moved to Spain in 2009, signing a contract with Real Zaragoza after impressing on a trial. He was subsequently loaned to Tercera División club RSD Santa Isabel in the 2010–11 season. Gassama returned to the

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ese side in the 2011 summer being assigned to the reserves in

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. On 1 September 2013 he moved to fellow league team CD Sariñena, after suffering relegation in the previous campaign. On 18 July 2014 Gassama joined SD Huesca, also in the third level. He appeared in 19 matches and scored one goal during his first and only season, as his side returned to

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after a two-year absence.

International career

He was called to Gambia national football team, after a successful period with under-20's. He made his international debut on 2 June 2012, against Morocco.Gambia - Morocco

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, 2 June 2012 He scored his first goal on the 15th, against Algeria.

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* * * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Gambia Ports Authority FC players Deportivo Aragón players SD Huesca footballers Lorca FC players CD Izarra footballers SD Tarazona footballers Segunda División B players Tercera División players The Gambia men's youth international footballers The Gambia men's international footballers Gambian expatriate men's footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub